Posted by moviegeek916 on June 7, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005) – Amidst the various Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer monstrosities we see nowadays that pass for parody (Any movie with a [Genre] Movie title and a couple others) it’s easy to forget there is such a thing as AFFECTIONATE parody. Something that aims to deconstruct, while as the same time pay loving homage … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2005, A Scanner Darkly, Aaron Seltzer, Ally McBeal, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Jason Friedberg, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Larry Miller, Lethal Weapon, Michelle Monaghan, Real Genius, Robert Downey Jr., Rockmand Dunbar, Scream, Shane Black, Shannyn Sossoman, The Last Boy Scout, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Top Secret!, Tropic Thunder, Val Kilmer, Zodiac
Posted by moviegeek916 on June 4, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The Shining (1980) – What makes a movie scary? The most horrifying thing most parents could imagine would be to lose their child, but if you have a movie about parents losing a child it would be much more likely to be categorized as a “drama.” I often refer to the documentary Jesus Camp as “the … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 1980, Barry Nelson, Danny Lloyd, Friends, Jack Nicholson, Jesus Camp, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, Philip Stone, Rachel Elkind, Room 237, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining, The Silence of the Lambs, The Simpsons, The Stand, Toy Story, Toy Story 3, Wendy Carlos
Posted by moviegeek916 on December 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Midnight in Paris (2011) – Do you ever see stuff about like the free love revolution in the 1960s and think “damn, it would be great to be around then?” You’re not thinking about the details, like how everyone probably smelled and the “free love” in question was generally unprotected so herpes was probably everywhere. … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2011, Academy Award Winner: Best Screenplay, Adrien Brody, Adrien de Van, Alice B. Toklas, Alison Pill, Annie Hall, Best of 2011, Carla Bruni, Celebrity, Corey Stoll, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein, Kathy Bates, Kenneth Branagh, Kurt Fuller, Léa Seydoux, Luis Buñuel, Man Ray, Manhattan, Marcial Di Fonzo Bo, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Midnight in Paris, Mimi Kennedy, Owen Wilson, Pablo Picasso, Rachel McAdams, Salvador Dalí, Thérèse Bourou-Rubinsztein, Tom Cordier, Tom Hiddleston, Woody Allen, Zelda Fitzgerald
Posted by moviegeek916 on December 26, 2012 · 1 Comment
Django (1966) – The American West. It’s been endlessly romanticized in film, with the likes of John Wayne and Gary Cooper showing us how men should act. It’s American as apple pie. Truthfully, the legend of the Old West like so many other parts of American history was written in blood. The Italians (perhaps being … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews · Tagged with 1966, Amanda Seyfried, Ángel Álvarez, Clint Eastwood, Django, Eduardo Fajardo, Franco Nero, Gary Cooper, Italy, John Wayne, José Bódalo, Loredana Nusciak, Once Upon a Time in the West, Quentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs, Sergio Corbucci, Sergio Leone, spaghetti western, Takashi Miike, The Beatles, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Rolling Stones, western
Posted by moviegeek916 on December 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – I don’t need to tell you that times are hard. We’re slowly crawling our way out of a severe economic hardship and the people who could help seem more devoted to a culture war. Still I feel that for everything wrong in the world most people are just trying … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 1946, Christmas, Donna Reed, Frank Capra, H.B. Warner, Henry Travers, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Samuel S. Hinds, Todd Karns
Posted by moviegeek916 on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Dark Knight (2008) – For a long time people dismissed comic books. I mean it’s obviously not as bad as it once was when a prick named Frederick Wertham published a bullshit book called Seduction of the Innocent which led to the burning of comic books and self-imposed industry censorship for decades. In fact most … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2008, A History of Violence, Aaron Eckhart, Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actor, Alan Moore, Batman, Brian Bolland, Chin Han, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Eric Roberts, Frederick Wertham, Gary Oldman, George W. Bush, Ghost World, Heat, Heath Ledger, Jeph Loeb, Katie Holmes, Keith Szarabajka, Maggie Gylenhaal, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, Michael Mann, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Morgan Freeman, Ritchie Coster, Ron Dean, Seduction of the Innocent, sequel, The Dark Knight, The Killing Joke, The Long Halloween, Tim Sale, WALL-E, William Fichtner
Posted by moviegeek916 on May 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Network (1976) – The following article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 29 April 2011. “I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old 12 Ft Dwende Articles, Old Facebook Minireviews, The Best · Tagged with 12 Angry Men, 1976, Academy Award Winner: Best Actor, Academy Award Winner: Best Actress, Academy Award Winner: Best Screenplay, Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actress, Al Pacino, aliens, Beatrice Straight, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Christine Chubbuck, Conchata Ferrell, Dog Day Afternoon, Edward R. Murrow, Ethan Hawke, Fail-Safe, Faye Dunaway, Find Me Guilty, Gerald Ford, Glenn Beck, Heath Ledger, Henry Fonda, Kathy Cronkite, Lance Henriksen, Marleen Warfielf, Murder on the Orient Express, Ned Beatty, Network, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Newman, Peter Finch, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Duvall, Serpico, Sidney Lumet, The Fugitive Kind, The Verdict, The Wiz, Two and a Half Men, Vin Diesel, Walter Cronkite, William Holden
Posted by moviegeek916 on April 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) – People often ask me “why do you curse so much, Jake?” Well, I’ll fucking tell you why: All my life growing up, people told me not to. Now, that’s enough to tempt me but not necessarily to sway me to a life of excessive profanity. The kicker was … Continue reading →
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Posted by moviegeek916 on April 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Wolfman (2010) – (editorial note: I watched and reviewed this movie on 14 February 2010… I don’t know why but I seem to have overlooked it when copy/pasting all my old Facebook minireviews to this site.) Someone has their heart ripped out in this movie so I guess it was kind of appropriate viewing … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 2010, Anthony Hopkins, Benecio Del Toro, Frederick Aberline, Hugo Weaving, Jack the Ripper, Joe Johnston, Lon Chaney Jr., Rick Baker, Sleepy Hollow, The Wolf Man, The Wolfman, Tim Burton
Posted by moviegeek916 on April 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Frankenstein (1931) – So I have saved the best for not-quite-last (since some of the other movies I intend to watch are sequels to this one). Frankenstein is my favorite of the old Universal Monster movies. It’s also the most popular with five sequels and a crossover with Abbott and Costello. Boris Karloff and Jack … Continue reading →
Category Film, Old Facebook Minireviews, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 1931, ?, Abbott and Costello, Boris Karloff, Bud Abbott, Christopher Lee, Colin Clive, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Frankenstein, Jack Pierce, James Whale, John Boles, Kenneth Branagh, Lou Costello, Mae Clarke, Marilyn Harris, Mary Shelley, Robert DeNiro, Universal Monsters
Persistence of Vision 